Cabin Creek is a 300 MW Hydroelectric Pumped Storage asset in Colorado, currently Operating.
Cabin Creek is reported in Colorado since 1967 under Xcel Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 4.8% capacity factor and 125 GWh annual generation; $534/kW reported CapEx.
- Location
- Clear Creek, Colorado
- Technology
- Hydroelectric Pumped Storage
- Owner / parent
- Xcel Energy
- Operator
- Public Service Co of Colorado
- Grid
- Public Service Company of Colorado
- Plant ID
- 467
What stands out
Cabin Creek is a 300 MW Hydroelectric Pumped Storage asset in Colorado with status Operating.
Latest annual operating measures report 4.8% capacity factor and 125 GWh annual generation.
Available financial measures include $33.1/MWh OpEx, $534/kW CapEx.
Latest linked story: “Xcel claims it can’t close the electricity supply gap yet, floats the idea of keeping its coal plants running until 2030” (The Colorado Sun, 2026-03-10).
Market and operating context
- Balancing authority
- Public Service Company of Colorado
- NERC region
- WECC
- State rank
- #1 of 49
- National rank
- #70 of 1,462
Why it matters
For this asset, operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.
